“I think you have to at some point be honest with what’s happening in the real world, as opposed to what you’d like to have happened,” Gingrich said.

Newt should have dropped out months ago, but would we have gotten such a full picture of the man? At least now none of us can honestly say, “Newt, we hardly knew ye.” Not after he scattered these gems along the campaign trail:

• “It is tragic what we do in the poorest neighborhoods, entrapping children in child laws which are truly stupid. ... These schools should get rid of unionized janitors, have one master janitor, pay local students to take care of the school.”

• “Gingrich – Primary mission, Advocate of civilization, Definer of civilization, Teacher of the rules of civilization, Leader of the civilizing forces.”

• “By the end of my second term we will have the first permanent base on the moon, and it will be American.”

• “I’m trying to get to an open convention to see what would happen. ... I’m not going to beat Romney head-to-head, but ... if we have an open convention, the truth is, nobody knows what would happen.”

• "Maybe Gov. Romney, in the spirit of openness, should tell us how much money he's made off of how many households that have been foreclosed by his investments."